Has an AFL game ever ended 82-72?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 82-72 6 times. It first happened on May 21, 1938, when St Kilda beat North Melbourne, and most recently on April 26, 2024, when Port Adelaide beat St Kilda.
That makes 82-72 the 342nd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 83-72 has happened 3 times and 82-73 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1970 and 2013.
Every 82-72 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | Port Adelaide over St Kilda | 2024 | |
| 2018-05-13 | Richmond over North Melbourne | 2018 | |
| 2013-07-06 | Geelong over Hawthorn | 2013 | |
| 1970-08-29 | Footscray over Richmond | 1970 | |
| 1954-07-03 | Collingwood over Footscray | 1954 | |
| 1938-05-21 | St Kilda over North Melbourne | 1938 |